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Appendix
Variable Codings
Partisanship Strength: 0-3; 0=independent, 3=strong partisan
Age: continuous 18 – 99
Homeowner: 1=homeowner, 0=not homeowner
Education: 1-6; 1=No education, 6=Post-college education
Income: 7.5, 20, 30, 42.5, 57.5, 72.5, 90, 120 (in thousands of dollars)
Gender: 1=Male, 0=Female
Married: 1=Married, 0=All Other
Native: 1=Native Born, 0=Foreign Born
Language: 1-3; 1=English, 2=Both, 3=Spanish
Total_Lat: 0=Zero Latino Representatives; 1=1; 2=2; 3=3 Latino Representatives
Total_DEM: 0=Zero Democratic Reps; 1=1; 2=2; 3=3
Total_LatDem: Interaction Variable of Total_Lat * Total_DEM ranging 0 – 9
Lat18Pct: Percent of the adult population that is Latino within zipcode
Dummy_Lat1: 1=One Latino Representative, 0=All Other
Dummy_Lat2: 1=Two Latino Representative, 0=All Other
Dummy_Lat2: 1=Three Latino Representative, 0=All Other
Level of Contact by State
CA FL IL NY TX
No Contact
59.95 78.97 61.25 73.62 68.91
Contact
40.05 21.03 38.75 26.38 31.09
Cell entries are the percent of individuals within each state.
Partisan affiliation by State
CA FL IL NY TX
Str. Dem.
41.58 17.38 35.44 40.89 31.00
Mod. Dem.
27.23 14.11 33.42 36.95 24.26
Ind. Dem.
6.19 5.79 8.35 6.90 8.89
Ind.
5.69 7.81 7.09 4.68 10.51
Ind. Rep.
1.98 6.55 3.80 1.48 9.43
Mod. Rep.
6.68 22.17 6.33 3.69 8.89
Str. Rep.
10.64 26.20 5.57 5.42 7.01
Cell entries are the percent of individuals within each state.